Lot 116
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Circle of James Maubert (1666-1746)
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Circle of James Maubert (1666-1746)

Group portrait of the Holdsworth children, Mary (b. 1727), Sarah (b. 1728), Arthur (1733-1777) and Anne (b. 1731), full-length, seated in an interior, a landscape beyond

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Circle of James Maubert (1666-1746)
Group portrait of the Holdsworth children, Mary (b. 1727), Sarah (b. 1728), Arthur (1733-1777) and Anne (b. 1731), full-length, seated in an interior, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
41¼ x 51¼ in. (104.7 x 130.2 cm.)
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Lot Essay

The sitters were the children of Arthur Holdsworth (1701-1753) of Dartmouth and his wife Marcella, the daugther and heiress of Thomas Gibbs. The three girls are respectively Mary, Sarah and Anne. Arthur later settled at Widdicombe and was Governor of Dartmouth Castle. He commissioned Arthur Devis to paint a portrait of himself with two friends, which is now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

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